Mythology - The 12 gods and godesses detailed definition -> greek + roman names Flashcards
Lord of the sky, the rain god, the cloud gatherer
Zeus/Jupiter
Ruler of the sea, Zeus brother, husband of Amphitrite who is the grand daughter of titan
Poseidon/Neptune
Zeus’s wife and sister
Hera/Juno
Third brother among the Olympians, rule over dead, god of wealth, god of the underworld
Hades/Pluto
Daughter of Zeus, goddess of the city, protector of civilized life, battle goddess
Pallas Athena/Minerva
Son of Zeus and Leto, the most greek of all gods, god of light, god of truth
Phoebus Apollo
Apollo’s twin sister, daughter of Zeus and Leto, one of the tree maiden goddesses
Artemis/Diana
Goddess of love and beauty, born from foam of the sea, daughter of Zeus and Dione
Aphrodite/Venus
Son of Zeus and Maia, Zeus’s messenger, god of commerce and the market, protector of traders
Hermes/Mercury
God of war, son of Zeus and Hera, the lover of Aphrodite,
Ares/Mars
God of fire, son of Zeus and Hera, Ugly and lame, Aphrodite’s Husband
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Zeus’s sister, a virgin goddess, goddess of hearth, every meal end and begins with an offer to her, takes care and protects new born children
Hestia/Vesta
Father of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon
Cronos/Kronos/Saturn